Francis W Parker School - Record Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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THE PARENTS ASSOCIATION The Parents Assoention of Pirker has hid 1 wery successful year It has even been sud that this has been one of the best vears the Association had had since its inception One of the principal relsons therefor is thc innovation of monthly meetings of the grade chairman, which hue resulted in more interesting and beneficial grade meetings The meetings of the mothers of each grade have been held regularly, with remarkably good attendance They hate brought the mothers into close contact with thc teachers and have produced real cooperation in studying problems of the children On October 31 the parents heard a discussion led by Dr Oselr Robert Pfister, of Zurich, Switzerland, entitled The Collaboration of Parents and Teachers in the light of Phychoanllysis The December meeting was the usual Toy Shop night with 1 record attendance of ox cr 400 carpenters, painters, seamstresses, etc The results were 1 splendid object lesson of what cooperation can accomplish On March 2 the Executne Secretary of the Progressive Education Association, Mr J Milnor Dorey, outlined to the mothers the principles of that organization interest by many of the parents The series was called Understanding the Parker School and was given in order that the paients vtould haxe a clearer picture of the underlying principles of Progressive Education hovt it opeiates, vihat it accomplishes, vthir ire the most recent dexelopments in this field Six meetings vsere held, with different members of the faculty discussing various phases of the subject Those parents who attended have 1 better understanding of the ideals and aim of the school, and therefore 1 greater appreciation of it Other mnow ations this year were the establishment of the nucleus of 1 library and a Pirents Association Bulletin Board in the fiont hall ln conclusion, let me repeat from my ieport of a year IQO thit this Association exists for all of the plrents, and it is felt that pirtleipatlon in its ietixities xxill react benehciilly on the school teachers, the children and the puents EDC AR 'N C Rl I NI BALX1 lug: 7 P , ' 'if I v 1 ' 1 , v ' 11 K L V 1 , . . K , l K . I .N . V, . ,, . . 1 L . . . ,, . . - Q '. ' , I , ' 7 . 1 k ' N U Y J f 1 l Q l . A Y This year saw the inauguration of a new series of meetings attended with great . . ,, . f. ,, . . . .x Y Y V V . 1 L l Y . Y V ' 2 Y f 1 ' Y . . . . Yi Y. A r . D 1 3' - I 1 I Y I , .1 . h . f . 1 ' . ' ' . . :K 4 ' ' . si -'V y s -- s - s Q ' , -1 - 3 J. , 1 cu -. '. I H2-

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jf! 'wwf Page 4 GERMAINE BENJAMIN Norflazucclm ll Good Judgement a heap of mtellxgence a Hne sense of humor all help to make up the loy able jlmmv who IS ready to help anyone 1t any txme In athletxcs she has shown us her sklll and sportsmanshlp more than once and as secretary of the Fr1endly Relations Club has proved to us her capa blllty She IS a loyal friend and because of her CXPRDSIVC personallty has made a notable pl1ce for herself ln the class Jimmy recognized by every one as a good scout and 1 peach of a gxrl GERDA BONDY N07fl7lLF9fCll7 XVho IS the g1rl wlth the dangerous broyyn eyes and the flymg h1xr5 The glrl who IS never seen studymg but alvs ays knows her subject? None other than Gerda Gerda ns frxendly and gemal and always has a clever lcmark to lnen up a dull conversa tnon ln the field of athletncs she IS out standxng Gerda xs one of our best fighters cspecmlly rn basketball she has won het spurs Gerda always has somethlng orngx nal to do or say and IS bubbhng over wrth vnu and vxgor No one could possrbly escape the ntrlgue of her f1sc1n1tmg per sonalnty NANCY CORBHN Mount Holyoke Nancy IS qulet reseryed slovs to censure and never g1ves an opnnon unless asked She IS a loyal frnend yyho endears frnend shxp and respect Nancy IS a lox er of muslc and has an envxable appreclatxon of the arts Nancy has been a loyal member of the XVeekly and on the athleuc teams She IS consclentxous about completing eyery job lssx ned to her to the b st of her abllnty To whom xs It that vse go for answers to our qucstzons on Latm or chem and who IS t tlnt wxll stop yy hat she ns domg to try nd put 1 httle knowledge 1nto our l'lC'ldSD It s Nancy and mxrablle dnctu after hen expl n1t1on ue usually comprehend' She rs an exe llent student lnvnng the lughest axex ge nn the semor class and the yullmg ness to help others makes her abllxty twlce as xaluable.